Buggy-top brace.



J. E. DISHEROON. BUGGY TOP BRACE- APPLICATION FILED OOT. 4, 19o7.

901,079. w Patented Oct. 13,1908.

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BUGG-Y-TOP BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Application filed October 4, 1907. Serial No. 395,952.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN E. DISHEROON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mena, in the county of Polk and State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Top Braces, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to buggy props, and consists in a double orsingle spring-rod, one end of which is provided. with an eye that fitsaround the wrist of the shifting-rod of the buggy. seat, the other end.provided with a socket in which the back-bow of the buggy top rests,while the spring about its middle rests on the prop.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of mydouble springrod in position. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of my doublespring-rod. Fig. 3, is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 4, is a detailview, showing one way of attaching the sad die to the spring-rod. Fig.5, is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 4, on the line :20 w, looking tothe right.

It is a well-known fact that when a buggytop is let down, the wholeweight is on the prop and on the back-bow, and that portion of the bowto the rear of the prop is under great strain, and the bow at that pointwhere it rests on the prop isquickly worn, and breaks. To avoid this,and to keep the said bow from being broken or bent, is the purpose ofthis invention.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In describing my invention I read the drawings from left to right.

My invention is described as follows The numeral 1, (see Fig. 4)represents the buggy-box; 2, the seat; 3, the shifting-rod; 4, thewrist, which extends at right-angles from the shifting-rod on both sidesof the front part of the seat.

My double spring-arm consists of a double-rod 6, thefront ends of whichare provided with eyes 7 which are slipped over 7 the wrist 4, and aresecured by a nut 8, or

other suitable means. The forward ends of my double spring-arm thenextend slightly downwardly, and about its middle is bent upwardly andthen downwardly, forming bows 9. These bows are each provided with asaddle 10, the under face of which is flat and smooth, and exactlyconforms to the circumference of the prop The props are usually coveredwith leather, or some light material, and the saddles are thus madesmooth and to fit the props, so that neither the prop nor the materialthat covers it may be readily worn away. This double spring-arm isprovided at its rear end with a socket 11. The how 12, fits in betweenthe two arms of my spring-rod and into the socket 11. The saddles 10,rest on the prop 5, and the arm extends far enough beyond the props 5,to grasp the said bow 12, at each side of the bug, near their tops. Thusthe strain on this how, at the point where they have usually rested,heretofore, on the props, is relieved, and the weight and strain aretransferred to the sockets 11, saddles 10, and props 5. The free ends ofsaid spring-arms may rise or fall with said bow, or may rest on the propand the bow may rise without them. If it is desired that said arms risewith the bow, the sockets may be pressed together, sufficiently close toclamp the bow.

In my drawings I have shown one way of securing the saddles, to saidspring-arm, but I do not confine myself 'to this particular way; theymay be secured in any substantial manner, and made of any propermaterial. Indeed, by covering the props with some very substantialmaterial, the saddles may be dispensed with.

The object of my invention is to take the strain off the arms of therear bows, at that point where they are liable to be bent and broken.

It is apparent that this invention may be applied to all vehiclescarrying buggy tops secured and operated substantially as a buggy.

Although I have specifically described the combination, construction andarrangement of the several parts of my invention I do not confine myselfparticularly to such specific combination, construction and arrangement,as I claim the right to make such changes and modification therein asmay clearly fall within the scope of my invention, and which may beresorted to without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of mypatentable rights therein.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a vehicle top, double spring-arms 6, provided atone end with eyes 7 said eyes fitting over the wrists 4, of theshifting-rod 3, further provided at its central portion with bows 9, andat its outer end provided with asocket 11, said socket fitting under therear how 12, one arm of the double spring-arm Working on one side ofsaid how, and the other on the opposite side thereof,substantially asshown.

2. In combination With a vehicle top, double spring-arms (3, said armsinclined up- Wardly from their central portions to the extreme rearends, to hold the bows 12, of the carriage top in an elevated position,each provided at its front ends With eyes 7, said eyes fitting over theWrists 1-, of the shiftingrods 8, of the buggy, bows 9, sockets 1 l, andsaddles 10, said saddles secured to the under surface of said bows, andresting on the props 5, When the said how is being supported by the saidsocket, said sockets conforming to and supporting the roar how 12.

In testimony whereof l ai'iix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. DlHlltGItOUN. Witnesses:

M. M. ()snonN, G. I DENNIS.

